Tunnerbund by Unknown Maker

[Ben Evans]

Gents, I have my new arrival today and I am quite excited. A maker unknown to me. Could all de me a favour and go through your collections and see if anyone knows of this makers mark please? The buckle is a early nickel Tunnerbund buckle, it is marked DRGM and also with what looks like LDEBA. Anyone any idea as to the maker?

[bigmacglenn]

If I may add Ben, it's Turnerbund...a "Turner" is a gymnast in German...
cheers, Glenn

[Ben Evans]

Glenn, the name is Tunnerbund or Turnerbund, it is known by both names

Cheers

Ben

[yellow12]

Hello Ben ,

it's a turnerbund or Turnerschaft buckle ! Like means gymnasts organisation from Turnvater Jan ........

I read there not Ldeba but Ideba . I must say , never seen bevor ...........

[Ben Evans]

Markus, I have always known it as Tunnerbund, Turnerbund, Tunnershaft, Turnershaft. I have also seen it written down many times as Tunnerbund. But if you say it is Turnershaft and being german you should know and that is the only name it has then from now on I shall call it Turnershaft/bund only.

Glenn my apologies I stand corrected

In ref to the buckle the first letter is hard to make out, I have received an email from David North in ref to the maker, he may know who it is, if so and he can confirm it I will reveal later unless David reads this thread and puts it on. I am actually very excited again, a makers mark I have never seen and do not have

[David North]

Dear Ben, I am on the hoof at the moment and juggling about with mobile devices. Please feel free to post my suggestion for what it is worth. Regards, David

[Ben Evans]

Will do David, all I have had two replies back from my SOS and both came through with the same answer. The maker being J D Von Hagen AG, in fact a company still going strong today. I would also like to thank Peter Nash for his reply back with the answer. So in all another maker added to the collection and something new learned, I just love this hobby

[yellow12]

Will do David, all I have had two replies back from my SOS and both came through with the same answer. The maker being J D Von Hagen AG, in fact a company still going strong today. I would also like to thank Peter Nash for his reply back with the answer. So in all another maker added to the collection and something new learned, I just love this hobby

Hi Ben,

i know this marker yet :

[Ben Evans]

Markus, that is one fine buckle there my friend, do you have a picture of the buckle straight on from the back, also a picture of the pin head, from the pics you have provided the ears and pins head look the same as on the Turnershaft buckle

[yellow12]

Markus, that is one fine buckle there my friend, do you have a picture of the buckle straight on from the back, also a picture of the pin head, from the pics you have provided the ears and pins head look the same as on the Turnershaft buckle

Hello Ben,

yes in my opinion the same charakters off pin head and prongs like the same maker